Convergent Network Architecture and Path Information

1. A communication device comprising: a communication interface; and a processor, at least one of the communication interface or the processor configured to: communicate with a first other communication device within a first communication network; communicate with a second other communication device within a second communication network that is different than the first communication network; employ an IEEE 1905.1 control protocol that is based on at least one version of an IEEE 1905.1 communication protocol to manage the first communication network independently from the second communication network and independently from any other communication device within the first communication network; manage the first communication network, including management of communications for at least one of the first other communication device or first at least one other communication device within the first communication network, independently from the second communication network and independently from any other communication device within the first communication network; maintain a first forwarding and link metrics database to model the first communication network as a first Ethernet bridge to the second other communication device; update the first forwarding and link metrics database based on information received from the second other communication device related to a second forwarding and link metrics database maintained by the second other communication device to model the second communication network as a second Ethernet bridge; and generate a frame for transmission to the second other communication device within the second communication network based on modeling of the second communication network as the second Ethernet bridge.

2. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the processor or the communication interface is further configured to: receive information from the second other communication device that includes modeling of the second communication network as the second Ethernet bridge; and generate the frame based on the modeling of the second communication network as the second Ethernet bridge that is received from the second other communication device.

3. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the processor or the communication interface is further configured to: support communications within at least one of a satellite communication system, a wireless communication system, a wired communication system, or a fiber-optic communication system.

4. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the processor or the communication interface is further configured to: maintain a forwarding and link metrics database to model the first communication network as the first Ethernet bridge to the second other communication device, wherein the forwarding and link metrics database includes information corresponding to each of a plurality of communication links between a plurality of nodes within the first communication networks, and wherein the information is associated with at least one of throughput availability based on at least one of prioritized Quality of Service (QoS) and parameterized QoS and characterization of at least one of a maximum throughput, a standard deviation of maximum throughput, a delay and a latency.

5. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the processor or the communication interface is further configured to: communicate with a third other communication device within the second communication network via the second other communication device within the second communication network operating as a bridge communication device.

6. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein: first communications within the first communication network are based on at least one of a first communication standard, a first communication protocol, or a first recommended practice; and second communications within the second communication network are based on at least one of a second communication standard, a second communication protocol, or a second recommended practice.

7. The communication device of claim 1 further comprising: a wireless local area network (WLAN/WiFi) bridge communication device, a multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) bridge communication device, a local area network (LAN) bridge communication device, a HomePlug network bridge communication device, or a wireless point to point (P2P) system bridge communication device, wherein the first other communication device is a terminal device within the first communication network configured to relay only management frames, and the second other communication device is another bridge communication device configured to relay both management and data frames.

8. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first communication network is a multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) network or a HomePlug network, and the second communication network is a wireless point to point (P2P) system, a local area network (LAN), or a wireless local area network (WLAN/WiFi).

9. A communication device comprising: a communication interface; and a processor, at least one of the communication interface or the processor configured to: communicate with a first other communication device within a first communication network; communicate with a second other communication device within a second communication network that is different than the first communication network; employ an IEEE 1905.1 control protocol that is based on at least one version of an IEEE 1905.1 communication protocol to manage the first communication network, including management of communications for at least one of the first other communication device or first at least one other communication device within the first communication network, independently from the second communication network and independently from any other communication device within the first communication network; maintain a first forwarding and link metrics database to model the first communication network as a first Ethernet bridge to the second other communication device; update the first forwarding and link metrics database based on information received from the second other communication device related to a second forwarding and link metrics database maintained by the second other communication device to model the second communication network as a second Ethernet bridge; and generate a frame for transmission to the second other communication device within the second communication network based on modeling of the second communication network as the second Ethernet bridge including the update of the first forwarding and link metrics database.

10. The communication device of claim 9 , wherein the forwarding and link metrics database includes information corresponding to each of a plurality of communication links between a plurality of nodes within the first communication networks, and wherein the information is associated with at least one of throughput availability based on at least one of prioritized Quality of Service (QoS) and parameterized QoS and characterization of at least one of a maximum throughput, a standard deviation of maximum throughput, a delay and a latency.

11. The communication device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one of the processor or the communication interface is further configured to: communicate with a third other communication device within the second communication network via the second other communication device within the second communication network operating as a bridge communication device.

12. The communication device of claim 9 further comprising: a wireless local area network (WLAN/WiFi) bridge communication device, a multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) bridge communication device, a local area network (LAN) bridge communication device, a HomePlug network bridge communication device, or a wireless point to point (P2P) system bridge communication device, wherein the first other communication device is a terminal device within the first communication network configured to relay only management frames, and the second other communication device is another bridge communication device configured to relay both management and data frames.

13. The communication device of claim 9 , wherein the first communication network is a multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) network or a HomePlug network, and the second communication network is a wireless point to point (P2P) system, a local area network (LAN), or a wireless local area network (WLAN/WiFi).

14. A method for execution by a communication device, the method comprising: communicating with a first other communication device within a first communication network; communicating with a second other communication device within a second communication network that is different than the first communication network; employing an IEEE 1905.1 control protocol that is based on at least one version of an IEEE 1905.1 communication protocol to manage the first communication network independently from the second communication network and independently from any other communication device within the first communication network; managing the first communication network, including management of communications for at least one of the first other communication device or first at least one other communication device within the first communication network, independently from the second communication network and independently from any other communication device within the first communication network; maintaining a first forwarding and link metrics database to model the first communication network as a first Ethernet bridge to the second other communication device; updating the first forwarding and link metrics database based on information received from the second other communication device related to a second forwarding and link metrics database maintained by the second other communication device to model the second communication network as a second Ethernet bridge; and generating a frame for transmission to the second other communication device within the second communication network based on modeling of the second communication network as the second Ethernet bridge.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising: receiving information from the second other communication device that includes modeling of the second communication network as the second Ethernet bridge; and generating the frame based on the modeling of the second communication network as the second Ethernet bridge that is received from the second other communication device.

16. The method of claim 14 further comprising: supporting communications within at least one of a satellite communication system, a wireless communication system, a wired communication system, or a fiber-optic communication system.

17. The method of claim 14 further comprising: communicating with a third other communication device within the second communication network via the second other communication device within the second communication network operating as a bridge communication device.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein: first communications within the first communication network are based on at least one of a first communication standard, a first communication protocol, or a first recommended practice; and second communications within the second communication network are based on at least one of a second communication standard, a second communication protocol, or a second recommended practice.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the communication device is a wireless local area network (WLAN/WiFi) bridge communication device, a multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) bridge communication device, a local area network (LAN) bridge communication device, a HomePlug network bridge communication device, or a wireless point to point (P2P) system bridge communication device, and wherein the first other communication device is a terminal device within the first communication network configured to relay only management frames, and the second other communication device is another bridge communication device configured to relay both management and data frames.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first communication network is a multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) network or a HomePlug network, and the second communication network is a wireless point to point (P2P) system, a local area network (LAN), or a wireless local area network (WLAN/WiFi).